Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Belize
Belize: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0456 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Belize is 0.0456 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.4% on the previous year and up 153.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0644 ha per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0047 ha per person, in 2000.
Belize ranks 24th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Belize, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0539 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0527 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0517 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0506 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0495 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0483 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0071 ha per person | -85.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0057 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 ha per person | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 ha per person | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 ha per person | +270.0% |
| 2002 | 0.017 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0629 ha per person | +268.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0145 ha per person | -76.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0381 ha per person | +162.9% |
| 2006 | 0.021 ha per person | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0584 ha per person | +178.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0427 ha per person | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 ha per person | -49.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0416 ha per person | +94.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 ha per person | +47.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0068 ha per person | -88.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0644 ha per person | +850.3% |
| 2014 | 0.018 ha per person | -72.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0294 ha per person | +63.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0292 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0209 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0281 ha per person | +34.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0513 ha per person | +82.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0394 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0264 ha per person | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0116 ha per person | -55.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0572 ha per person | +391.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0456 ha per person | -20.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0456 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 113.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0456 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0006 ha per person, 70.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +850.3% | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0644 ha per person |
| 2023 | +391.6% | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0572 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0333 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0539 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0629 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0351 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0644 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.036 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0572 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area, per capita in Belize?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Belize was 0.0456 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0644 ha per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0047 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Belize ranks 24th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.